From the course: Improving Your Conflict Competence

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What triggers your emotions in conflict?

What triggers your emotions in conflict?

From the course: Improving Your Conflict Competence

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What triggers your emotions in conflict?

- What are your conflict hot buttons? Hot buttons are behaviors in others that can upset or irritate you when you encounter them. It's important to be aware of what triggers your emotions so that you don't get caught off guard. In this video we'll examine the nature of hot buttons, discuss how you can be more aware of your hot buttons, and look at how to lessen the intensity of them when they occur. Our first step is to understand conflict hot buttons, which are also called triggers. Do you ever experience irritation or get upset when you deal with someone who acts in certain ways? If you're like most people, you've probably had your buttons pushed. While it may be the other person's action that served as the stimulus, it's actually our reaction that is the focus of the hot button. People can have very different hot buttons. For example, some people get upset when someone is unreliable and doesn't come to meetings on…

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